Clear As Mud

I’m tired of doing the work of the Governor and the Illinois Department of Public Health.

It was once again left to the radio station to interpret the latest mitigations from on high. The order came down, without explanation, and then it is left to us to try and make it understandable.

The order states  increased Tier 2 mitigations are in effect for Region 5….and they started early this morning. They include another limit on social gatherings….moving from 25 to 10 maximum.

Isn’t that crazy? You can pack a school but you can’t pack a church.

Don’t ask our next State Senator about this. Darren Bailey says the Governor has until Friday to respond to the Clay County verdict which ruled against J. B. Pritzker’s executive orders. Bailey says churches should not be closed and most groups around the state routinely ignore the Governor’s orders.

What a horrible place it puts the folks at the Wayne County Health Department…and the state police….and our local law enforcement officers. They aren’t going to show up Sunday morning to close a church and the Governor knows it. Even worse…local spiritual leaders have to make a decision to turn their back on the Governor…or turn their back on religious assembly.

Why would you not say that places of worship are in the same boat as schools who are engaged in live learning?

Some churches have already announced they do not think the mitigation applies to Sunday services. I don’t see that in the order.

Simply stated, the Governor needs to be clearer.